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Hunting for transcription factors: STAT3 decoy in non-small cell lung cancer

Year: 2018

Type: editorial

Abstract: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is by far the most common type of lung cancer and accounts for 84% of all cases. The majority of these patients present at advanced stages that are incurable and have >90% 5-year mortality rate (1). The cellular origin is of unknown etiology and rapidly becomes an incredibly heterogeneous disease containing myriad mutations and genetic alterations (2).

Source: Translational Lung Cancer Research

DOI: 10.21037/tlcr.2018.09.06

Authors: Joseph Carmicheal, Sukhwinder Kaur, Surinder K. Batra, Apar Kishor Ganti

Institutions: University of Nebraska Medical Center, VA Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System

Language: English

Topic: Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions

Subfield: Oncology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: National Cancer Institute